Due to the ever increasing cost of fuel nowdays, I posted up on tx4x4 and pbb asking how everyone figured 'charges' for towing somebody's rig to the trail. I don't like talking business with friends, so I was looking for a good way to get a formula together so everyone would know ahead of time what you would be expecting. I got some interesting responses for sure. Here is the starting post on there...

Ok, with the price of fuel, what are yall charging/paying to have a vehicle hauled on a trip. I am usually too laid back to outright tell somebody that it will cost x dollars for said trip, so if everybody knew I had a formula to calculate it by the mile it might help a bit. Here is how I figure my cost per mile now

(all number below are close estimates to my truck and price of diesel now)

1. Cost per Gallon ($4.00 for example) / Miles per Gallon (12 towing MPG) = $/mile ($0.33)

2. $/mile ($0.33) / Number of vehicles being hauled (2) = Cost per mile per rig on trailer ($0.165)

3. CPMPROT ($0.165) X Total trip mileage (540-round trip from College Station to Trees) =$89.10

These numbers don't take into account wear and tear on tires, maintenance, or insurance. They are just purely a fuel cost. Does that seem like a fair number? Is it too high, too low? What do you pay/expect someone to pay? How do you split the cost when you are only towing someone elses rig and just ride the trails with them?

Thanks for your input in advance.
What are yalls thoughts on this matter?

LINKS to the threads:
http://www.texas4x4.org/showthread.php?t=20876
http://www.texas4x4.org/showthread.php?t=20876